RoboCup France Commitee
France and the RoboCup have long been linked. In fact, the second edition of the international competition was organized by Dominique Duhaut at the Cité des Sciences in 1998. Over time, France has contributed at the highest level: Pierre Blazevic won the cup in 1999 in the standard Aïbo league, the Bordeaux team Rhoban led by Olivier Ly won the Humanoid Kid-Size league four years in a row in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 obtaining the Best Humanoid Price in 2017.
The RoboCup is a competition, but above all a national and international community made of exchanges of ideas, technologies and people.
The committee members are the main contributors to the organization of the RoboCup 2023 in France. Throughout the year, various RoboCup events take place at regional, national, continental and international levels.
The challenges of robotics in France
1. Stimulating research
Beyond the intention to welcome 40,000 visitors during the competition, the RoboCup aims to be the meeting place for the greatest researchers in robotics and artificial intelligence. This competition is a time for research, innovation and skill sharing in the scientific community.
The competition leagues on which the RoboCupers compete reflect today’s scientific research fields in robotics and artificial intelligence: industry, personal assistance or autonomy and motor skills of a robot.
2. Encourage school orientation
The RoboCup aims to promote interest, practice and knowledge of related sciences among the new generation: mechatronics, computer science, electronics, mechanics, Internet of Things and artificial intelligence.
The organization of the RoboCup is an opportunity to highlight the dynamic scientific community in France. The growing evolution of the RoboCupJunior community in recent years is an opportunity to address the issue of career guidance of new generations, towards careers in robotics and artificial intelligence.
During the RoboCup 2023, learn about possible educational paths, training, and exchange with education professionals in the joint event dedicated to education.
3. Develop public interest in the fields of AI and robotics
Considered to be the sectors of the future, intelligence and robotics are becoming more and more important in our daily lives through various applications, whether at home, in the city or even in institutions. Although requiring expertise to master them, it can be interesting for the public to be initiated to this type of technology in a playful way.
« RoboCup is an opportunity to bring together research, education, companies and the general public on a long-term basis around the major economic and social issues of robotics and artificial intelligence. »
The french teams
The French Major teams
SOCCER
- Humanoid Kid-Size League: Rhoban Football Club – O. Ly – 7 appearances, four-time world champion 2016, 2017 and 2018, best humanoid robot 2017. : http://rhoban.com/fr/
- Middle Size : Robot Club Toulon – Y. Masinski – 2022: 1st place in the Scientific Challenge and 2nd place in the Technical Challenge / 2021: 3rd place in the Scientific Challenge and 2nd place in the Technical Challenge
- Small Size: NAMeC (Nouvelle-Aquitaine Mécatronique Club)
RESCUE
- Rescue robot :
- Mantes Explorer 6 – MX6 – P. Blazevic (German Open 2017)
- TBRMS
@HOME
- Open Platform League :
- Catie – S. Loty / R. Fabre – @Home : https://robotics.catie.fr/fr/
- LyonTech – F. Jumel – 3rd place @work 2016, @Home since 2015 : https://robocup-lyontech.github.io/
- Hestia – D. Duhaut – @Home League
- Social Standard League : RoboBreizh
INDUSTRY
- Logistic League : PYRO – R. Merzouki – http://arpl.fr/projets/la-robocup/
The French Junior teams
In the French community, the RoboCupJunior component is managed by a subcommittee composed as follows
> Leaders: Stéphane Brunel and Jérôme Laplace.
> RoboCupJunior subcommittee: Elias Bazah, Laurène Bonnesseur, Sébastien Gouleau, Jérôme Laplace, Jean-François Laplume, Olivier Ly, Didier Roy.
There are hundreds of teams spread throughout the country. Here are those selected to participate in the RoboCup23:
SOCCER :
- Open : Elektro Socks (association Elektrons Libres de Pau)
RESCUE :
- Line:
- Simona (Lycée Daguin, Mérignac)
- Cocavily (Lycée de la Mer, Gujan Mestras)
- Maze : Sweet Bubble Team (Lycée de la Mer, Gujan Mestras)
ON STAGE :
- Girls in Paris (Collège Ausone, Bazas)
- E=MC2GEYTER (Collège Pierre de Geyter, Bobigny)
